Operation Cloud Nine

Operation Cloud Nine (3-4 August 2006) was a US Marine Corps operation of the Iraq War that saw the Marines attack Iraqi insurgents in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. The Marines fought against the Iraqis in intense street fighting, and they were ultimately unable to capture Saddam Square from the insurgents, leading to the operation failing.

History
The US Marine Corps launched an operation to topple the Saddam Hussein statue in Baghdad's Saddam Square, but they had to push through a Sunni neighborhood crawling with Iraqi insurgents. In the ensuing operation, the Marines engaged in intense combat with the insurgents on the main street leading to a shopping center, and the insurgents fought against the Americans on the street in some heavy fighting. The Americans were unable to push beyond the mosque to Saddam Square, and they suffered heavy losses in pointless fighting with the insurgents. The result was an American defeat in the operation.